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Personal info

Full name
MORRIS, Julius Walter
Date of birth
5 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
37619311
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 18 10

Immediate family

Members
Julius W. Morris (father)
Elmyra (McDaniel) Morris (mother)
Daniel H. Morris (brother)
Catherine W. Morris (wife)

More information

Pfc Julius W. Morris enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 17 July 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar
 Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet,